JiHoo

Thanks for the input Moods! Good luck to you too ☺️

Thanks for the input Moods! Good luck to you too ☺️

I feel like most professors are used to this type of thing. It is common for people to apply to 5-10 programs along with a few scholarships and fellowships. I am applying to nine schools and two fellowships, each with their own separate portals for my letter writers to submit to. When I asked them if they could be my LOR writer, I gave them a list of everything I was applying to as well as any instructions on how they will submit their letters. All three them of them were fine with it. I think if you are upfront with them about how many letters they need, then they should be accepting and understanding. If you just ask if they can be a LOR writer without telling them specifics, it might throw them off when they get all these emails from various programs you are applying to.
I hope this helps! Good luck with your applications!

yes, this was exactly it. ? I did tons and tons of practice questions (practically all the ones from the Princeton Review and Manhattan Prep books that I had) but I didn't practice them under timed conditions. If I had practiced more and learned how to skip around, practice with the calculator, etc. I think I could have performed better. Hope people learn from my mistakes!

The verbal and writing scores are pretty high and I expect the program will look at those two rather than the quant. Does the application say not required but preferred?

I would submit your score. Since it is not required a lot of students probably will not submit their scores because they do not have to, this could be used to your advantage. If you and another applicant are head to head and they did not submit their scores you most likely will get picked because you go up and beyond what is required and two they have another way to see how "perform" . I would also submit it if you are applying for funding as well. Most GRE scores are there to weed out people if it is required. Since your program does not require them they might not even look at them until it they have to decide between you or another applicant. In my opinion go above and beyond what is required this will help you succeed in graduate school and pretty much life in general.

Start on your SOP EARLY. There is no such thing as "too early." Start writing a rough draft the summer before you apply and research the professors from each of the schools you're applying to so that you can mention it in your SOP. Show interest. Don't do a "blanket" SOP for all your schools. The rough draft will go through a lot of revisions. Have a professor read over it. Do this early so that they can give you feedback without the pressure around peak time (October-December). My SOP went through many revisions before I submitted it. When I was done, it looked nothing like the original I wrote 7-8 months ago,which is a good thing. People usually make the mistake to wait and push it off until September or during "Thanksgiving break" to write it and always end up panicking to get it done on time. As a result, the SOP end up sounding like...........................................well, last.minuit. The SOP is important. I can't say this enough. Take your time, sit down, write it like you mean it. Professors can see through the b.s.
 
 
Good luck guys

Go for it !!
I am somewhat in a similar boat.  I have a MPA for Syracuse, and I have about 14 years experience.  I applying to Mid Career MIPP programs (one year) in the DC region though. 

Don't let a low quant score deter you. I got into Johns Hopkins SAIS (which has a reputation for quantitative rigor) with a 154 on the quant portion (although, admittedly, I only took the bare minimum of quant required). Wound up with B-s (aka grade inflation) for all my econ classes and As for everything else. 
My low quant score never came up in my interview.

Thanks UPD! I hope so ☺️

You can do it @JiHoo!!

If you look through people's posting history, you can usually find this information in the results thread.
 

I got in everywhere I applied including WWS with a 157 Q. 

I got into SIPA and other good schools, and I think my quant was lower than yours. Given your profile I wouldn't rule out any school; the question will just be funding.

If you have 10 years experience, you're in a different category. The standard policy programs are for people with 2-5 years experience, whereas people with your level of experience tend to go for executive programs. 
That said, without knowing what your experience is, with 10 years of policy (not admin assistant, not random barista job) experience, you are competitive anywhere.